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NORMAN v. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

403 Mass. 303 (1988)

529 N.E.2d 139

MATHEW NORMAN & others vs. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

October 11, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Philip Segal (Jonathan P. Feltner with him) for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Phyllis Fine Menken for the plaintiffs.

Clifford S. Hochman, for Clifton Wisdom & another, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

O'CONNOR, J.

The principal question in this case is whether a parent may recover for the loss of a child's consortium due to injuries negligently inflicted on the child by a third party. The complaint alleges that Mathew Norman sustained severe injuries when he was struck by a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) vehicle, negligently operated by its employee, the defendant, Steven DeDominici. Mathew's asserted...

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